Screenplay: Alvin Sapinsley
Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Alvin Sapinsley. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.
Titles found: 23
Night Gallery (TV Series)
1969 · Series · 50 min. · United States
Direction Rod Serling · Jeannot Szwarc · Jeff Corey · Gene R. Kearney
Cast Rod Serling · John Astin · Geraldine Page · Vincent Price
Synopsis Serling appeared in an art gallery setting and introduced the macabre tales that made up each episode by unveiling paintings (by artist Tom Wright) that depicted the stories. Night Gallery regularly presented adaptations of classic fantasy tales by authors such...
6.9
166 votes
6.9
166 votes
The Virginian (TV Series)
1962 · Series · 75 min. · United States
Direction Don McDougall · Abner Biberman · Anton Leader · William Witney
Cast James Drury · Doug McClure · Rusty Lane · Clu Gulager
Synopsis TV Series (1962-1971). 9 Seasons. 249 Episodes. The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Garth, the Grainger brothers, and Col. MacKenzie. It is the setting for a variety of stories, many more...
6.2
189 votes
6.2
189 votes
Tales of Tomorrow (TV Series)
1951 · Series · 25 min. · United States
Direction Franklin J. Schaffner · Don Medford · Charles S. Dubin · Leonard Valenta
Cast Leslie Nielsen · Theo Goetz · Olive Deering · Bruce Cabot
Synopsis TV Series (1951–1953). Anthology series featuring both classic and modern sci-fi themes.
6.0
22 votes
6.0
22 votes
Hawaii Five-O (TV Series)
1968 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Leonard Freeman · Michael O'Herlihy · Charles S. Dubin · Paul Stanley
Cast Jack Lord · James MacArthur · Kam Fong · Herman Wedemeyer
Synopsis TV Series (1968-1980). 12 Seasons. 284 episodes. The investigations of Hawaii Five-0, an elite branch of the Hawaii State Police answerable only to the governor and headed by stalwart Steve McGarrett.
5.8
245 votes
5.8
245 votes
Sherlock Holmes in New York (TV)
1976 · Movie · 100 min. · United States
Direction Boris Sagal
Cast Roger Moore · John Huston · Patrick MacNee · Charlotte Rampling
Synopsis In this mystery, Holmes pursues his arch-enemy Moriarty to New York, which the villainous scoundrel has carried out the ultimate bank robbery. Meanwhile, Holmes enjoys a blossoming romance with Charlotte Rampling, who becomes the target of a kidnap by (yes,...
4.8
102 votes
4.8
102 votes
Moon of the Wolf (TV)
1972 · Movie · 75 min. · United States
Direction Daniel Petrie
Cast David Janssen · Barbara Rush · Bradford Dillman · John Beradino
Synopsis After several locals are viciously murdered, a Louisiana sheriff starts to suspect he may be dealing with a werewolf.
4.6
26 votes
4.6
26 votes
Storefront Lawyers (TV Series)
1970 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction David Karp · Charles S. Dubin · Lee H. Katzin · Marvin J. Chomsky
Cast Robert Foxworth · Sheila Larken · David Arkin · A Martinez
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Studio One (TV Series)
1948 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Paul Nickell · Franklin J. Schaffner · Allen Reisner · Robert Mulligan
Cast Al Markim · Alexander Scourby · Arthur Storch · Casey Allen
Synopsis Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the anthology TV programs. A total of 466 episodes aired on CBS between 1948 and 1958. The program appeared in various time slots before finally settling in on Monday...
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The Chrysler Theatre (TV Series)
1963 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Stuart Rosenberg · Sydney Pollack · Ron Winston · David Butler
Cast Bob Hope · Jack Weston · Jack Kelly · Ricardo Montalban
Synopsis TV Series (1963-1967). 4 seasons. 107 episodes. An American anthology series hosted by Bob Hope. Both dramatic and comedy shows were presented, featuring many of Hollywood's top names.
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Night Gallery: The Waiting Room/Last Rites for a Dead Druid (TV)
1972 · Movie · 50 min. · United States
Direction Rod Serling · Jeannot Szwarc
Cast Bill Bixby · Steve Forrest · Carol Lynley · Albert Salmi
Synopsis Gunslinger Sam Dichter rests in a saloon with outlaws who await their punishment. / Attorney Bruce Tarraday is tormented by the statue of a Druid sorcerer which his wife impulsively bought, claiming that it resembles him.
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Roger & Harry: The Mitera Target
1977 · Movie · 72 min. · United States
Direction Jack Starrett
Synopsis A millionaire hires a pair of private investigators, who specialize in recovering lost and stolen objects, to find his daughter, who has apparently been smuggled out of the country.
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Night Gallery: Pickman's Model/The Dear Departed/An Act of Chivalry (TV)
1971 · Movie · 50 min. · United States
Direction Rod Serling · Jeff Corey · Jack Laird
Cast Bradford Dillman · Louise Sorel · Steve Lawrence · Maureen Arthur
Synopsis Lovelorn Mavis Goldsmith ignores her reclusive art teacher Pickman's warning not to follow him home. / A fake fortune-telling racket is disrupted by adultery. / When a woman enters an elevator, a ghoul is asked to remove his hat.
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Code Name: Heraclitus (TV)
1967 · Movie · 60 min. · United States
Direction James Goldstone
Cast Stanley Baker · Leslie Nielsen · Jack Weston · Sheree North
Synopsis A man who dies on an operating table is brought back to life, but he has no memory of anything that happened before he wakes up. A government agent decides that he would make a perfect undercover operative.
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Night Gallery: The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes//The Hand of Borgus Weems (TV)
1971 · Movie · 59 min. · United States
Direction Rod Serling · John Badham · Gene R. Kearney · John Meredyth Lucas
Cast Clint Howard · Michael Constantine · Sue Lyon · Joseph Campanella
Synopsis A boy's gift for prophecy pressures him when he forecasts disaster. / A babysitter fears that the baby is a monster. / Peter Lacland asks a doctor to amputate his possessed hand. / A comic twist on "Phantom of the...
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Adventures in Paradise (TV Series)
1959 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction James Michener · Felix E. Feist · Joseph Lejtes · Robert Florey
Cast Gardner McKay · James Holden · Guy Stockwell · Lani Kai
Synopsis TV Series. 91 episodes. Adam Troy was an American Korean War veteran who stayed in the Pacific after the war. As captain of the schooner "Tiki III", Troy drifted from adventure to adventure while carrying passengers and cargo anywhere from...
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Robert Montgomery Presents (TV Series)
1950 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Norman Felton · John Newland · Perry Lafferty · Vincent J. Donehue
Cast Luther Adler · Brian Aherne · Eddie Albert · Robert Alda
Synopsis Robert Montgomery Presents is a dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live show had several sponsors during its seven-year run, and the title was altered to feature the sponsor,...
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Night Gallery: The Miracle at Camafeo/The Ghost of Sorworth Place (TV)
1972 · Movie · 50 min. · United States
Direction Rod Serling · Ralph Senensky
Cast Harry Guardino · Richard Kiley · Julie Adams · Jill Ireland
Synopsis A con artist pays the price for faking a recovery from paralysis in front of a Mexican shrine. / A Scottish widow turns to an American tourist for protection from the ghost of her husband.
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The Detectives (TV Series)
1959 · Series · 30 min. · United States
Direction Jules V. Levy · Richard Carlson · Paul Wendkos · Alvin Ganzer
Cast Robert Taylor · Mark Goddard · Tige Andrews · Russell Thorson
Synopsis TV Series (1959-1962) 98 episodes. Captain Matt Holbrook (Robert Taylor) leads a squad of brave and tough detectives in a large, unnamed city. Instead of leading personal lives, they spend all of their time tracking murderers, thieves, corrupt cops, con-men...
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Suspense (TV Series)
1949 · Series · 25 min. · United States
Direction Robert Stevens · Robert Mulligan · John Peyser · Byron Paul
Cast Rex Marshall · Robert Emhardt · Robert H. Harris · John Baragrey
Synopsis Suspense is an American television anthology series that ran on CBS Television from 1949 to 1954. It was adapted from the radio program of the same name which ran from 1942 to 1962. Like many early television programs, the show...
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Yancy Derringer (TV Series)
1958 · Series · 30 min. · United States
Direction Richard Sale · Mary Loos · William F. Claxton · Edward O. Denault
Cast Jock Mahoney · Kevin Hagen · X Brands · Frances Bergen
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